Local elections 4th May – YOU WILL NEED PHOTO ID TO VOTE IN PERSON

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Local elections are coming up and these will be the first time the new voting rules apply. From now on you will need to show photographic ID to vote in person.

This includes an older persons bus pass or disabled persons bus pass.

Acceptable forms of photo ID are:

Passport issued by the UK, any of the Channel Islands, the Isle of Man, a British Overseas Territory, an EEA state or a Commonwealth country

Driving licence issued by the UK, any of the Channel Islands, the Isle of Man or an EEA state

Biometric immigration document

Identity card bearing the Proof of Age Standards Scheme hologram (a PASS card)

Ministry of Defence Form 90 (Defence Identity Card)

Blue Badge

National identity card issued by an EEA state

Older Person’s Bus Pass

Disabled Person’s Bus Pass

Oyster 60+ Card

Freedom Pass

Scottish National Entitlement Card issued in Scotland

60 and Over Welsh Concessionary Travel Card issued in Wales

Disabled Person’s Welsh Concessionary Travel Card issued in Wales

Senior SmartPass issued in Northern Ireland

Registered Blind SmartPass or Blind Person’s SmartPass issued in Northern Ireland

War Disablement SmartPass or War Disabled SmartPass issued in Northern Ireland

60+ SmartPass issued in Northern Ireland

Half Fare SmartPass issued in Northern Ireland

Electoral Identity Card issued in Northern Ireland

Voter Authority Certificate or a temporary Voter Authority Certificate

If your photo ID has expired it will still be accepted as long as the photograph is still a good likeness of you.

If you don’t have any kind of photo ID you can apply for a free voter authority certificate to be used as ID specifically for voting and you can do this online—see https://www.leeds.gov.uk/your-council/elections/voter-id for more information or call 0113 222 4411 for a paper application form. Or you can also go to a library or community hub where they will help you to apply. You need to apply by 25th April to be able to use this in the May elections

If you vote by post you do not need photo ID

If you want some help with any of this, please contact Caring Together.